Single house record for Meyllteyrn Uchaf
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| Record number: | 55 |
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| Site name: | Meyllteyrn Uchaf |
| Site number: | 55 |
| Location: | C |
| Earliest radiocarbon date: | -1410 |
| Latest radiocarbon date: | -940 |
| Approx. early date: | |
| Approx. late date: | |
| % excavated: | 75-100% |
| Internal diameter: | 6.5 |
| Area: | 33.2 |
| Shape: | circular |
| Rebuild of (house number): | 54 |
| Repair/Rebuild details: | replaced house 54, to SW |
| Wall material: | clay wall with stone inner revetment and wattle inner revetment |
| Wall slot: | Yes |
| Stone wall: | Yes |
| Cob or clay: | Yes |
| Wattle: | Yes |
| Width of outer wall: | 1.5 |
| Hearth details: | post holes, no surviving hearth |
| Drain: | Yes |
| Postholes: | Yes |
| Feature details: | posts int. division or no longer visible hearth |
| Door orientation: | SE |
| External width: | 1.7 |
| Porch: | Yes |
| Drainage gully: | Yes |
| Pre-house activity: | house 54 |
| After use: | Collapse of inner stone revetment. Levelled with burnt stone deposits, burnt earth and charcoal. |
| Notes: | contemporary with house 53 |
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Last updated: Mon Nov 26 2007